Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-500.53
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Failure to obtain required licenses - Penalties
Official statutory text
No person shall engage in any business activity in this state as
to which a license is required by this act unless the person shall
have first obtained the license. Any person who negligently
violates this section is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any person who knowingly violates
or knowingly aids and abets another to violate this section with the
intent to evade the tax levied by this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be sentenced to a term of not more
than one (1) year in the county jail, or shall be punishable by both
such fine and imprisonment.
to which a license is required by this act unless the person shall
have first obtained the license. Any person who negligently
violates this section is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any person who knowingly violates
or knowingly aids and abets another to violate this section with the
intent to evade the tax levied by this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be sentenced to a term of not more
than one (1) year in the county jail, or shall be punishable by both
such fine and imprisonment.
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